Windows Phone 8.1 "Action Center" revealed in leaked photos

We've heard rumors that notifications were finally coming to Microsoft mobile platform as part of the Windows Phone 8.1 update. Now, we're getting a first glimpse at how Microsoft would go about implementing them, thanks to some leaked screenshots from...

This article makes it sound as if Windows Phone has never had notifications up until this, which is not true at all. Windows Phone has always had notifications. This is just organizing/aggregating them more conveniently.